Patentable/Patents/US-10690973
US-10690973

Electronic device

PublishedJune 23, 2020
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Technical Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed, which includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the substrate has a thickness t and a width WS; a first hole penetrating through the substrate, wherein the first hole has a first area A1′ on the first surface and a second area A1 on the second surface; and a second hole penetrating through the substrate, wherein the second hole has a third area A2′ on the first surface and a fourth area A2 on the second surface, and a distance d is between the first hole and the second hole, wherein values oft, WS, A1′, A1, A2′, A2, and d are conformed to the following equation (I): wherein N is greater than 0 and less than 1E6.

Patent Claims
14 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. An electronic display device, comprising: an insulating substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the insulating substrate has a thickness denoted by t and a width denoted by WS; a display medium layer disposed on the first surface; a first hole penetrating through the insulating substrate, wherein the first hole has a first area on the first surface denoted by A 1 ′ and a second area on the second surface denoted by A 1 ; and a second hole penetrating through the insulating substrate, wherein at least part of the first hole and at least part of the second hole are located in a display region, the second hole has a third area on the first surface denoted by A 2 ′ and a fourth area on the second surface denoted by A 2 , and a distance between the first hole and the second hole is denoted by d, wherein values of the thickness t, the width WS, the first area A 1 ′, the second area A 1 , the third area A 2 ′, the fourth area A 2 , and the distance d are conformed to the following equation (I): N × log ⁡ ( ( A ⁢ ⁢ 1 ′ + A ⁢ ⁢ 1 + A ⁢ ⁢ 2 ′ + A ⁢ ⁢ 2 ) / 2 ) t ≤ d < WS - N × log ⁡ ( A ⁢ ⁢ 1 ′ + A ⁢ ⁢ 1 + A ⁢ ⁢ 2 ′ + A ⁢ ⁢ 2 ) t ( I ) wherein A 1 ′, A 1 , A 2 ′, and A 2 are in the unit of μm 2 , t and WS are in the unit of μm, and N is greater than 0 and less than 1E6.

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2. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein an average of the first area A 1 ′ and the second area A 1 is defined as a first average, an average of the third area A 2 ′ and the fourth area A 2 is defined as a second average, and N is equal to 9E2 when at least one of the first average and the second average is greater than 3 μm 2 and less than 1E4 μm 2 .

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3. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein an average of the first area A 1 ′ and the second area A 1 is defined as a first average, an average of the third area A 2 ′ and the fourth area A 2 is defined as a second average, and N is equal to 9E3 when at least one of the first average and the second average is greater or equal to 1E4 μm 2 and less than 1E6 μm 2 .

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4. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein an average of the first area A 1 ′ and the second area A 1 is defined as a first average, an average of the third area A 2 ′ and the fourth area A 2 is defined as a second average, and N is equal to 9E4 when at least one of the first average and the second average is greater or equal to 1E6 μm 2 and less than 1E7 μm 2 .

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5. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein an average of the first area A 1 ′ and the second area A 1 is defined as a first average, an average of the third area A 2 ′ and the fourth area A 2 is defined as a second average, and N is equal to 9E5 when at least one of the first average and the second average is greater or equal to 1E7 μm 2 and less than 6.4E7 μm 2 .

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6. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the first hole or at least a part of the second hole is disposed in a center region of the electronic display device.

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7. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein the first area A 1 ′ on the first surface is different from the third area A 2 ′ on the first surface.

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8. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein the first area A 1 ′ on the first surface is different from the third area A 2 ′ on the first surface.

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9. The electronic display device of claim 1 , further comprising a first electronic unit and a second electronic unit disposed on the second surface, wherein the first hole is disposed under the first electronic unit, the second hole is disposed under the second electronic unit, the first electronic unit is a driver IC or a timing controller IC (TCON), and the second electronic unit is a camera or a photo sensor.

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10. The electronic display device of claim 1 , wherein the display medium layer has a first signal passing tunnel, the first hole is disposed between the first electronic unit and the first signal passing tunnel, and the first signal passing tunnel is formed by a dam unit formed in the display medium layer.

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13. The electronic display device of claim 1 , further comprising a first electronic unit, and the display medium layer and the first electronic unit disposed on two opposite sides of the insulating substrate, wherein the display medium layer has a first signal passing tunnel, and the first hole is disposed between the first electronic unit and the first signal passing tunnel.

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14. The electronic display device of claim 13 , further comprising a second electronic unit, wherein the display medium layer further has a second signal passing tunnel, and the second hole is disposed between the second electronic unit and the second signal passing tunnel.

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15. The electronic display device of claim 1 , further comprising a circuit layer disposed on the first surface, a first conductive element disposed in the first hole, and a first electronic unit disposed on the second surface, wherein the first electronic unit is electrically connected to the circuit layer via the first conducive element.

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16. The electronic display device of claim 15 , further comprising a second conductive element disposed in the second hole, and a second electronic unit disposed on the second surface, wherein the second electronic unit is electrically connected to the circuit layer via the second conductive element.

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Filing Date

January 19, 2018

Publication Date

June 23, 2020

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